short-change
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?short-changes;過(guò)去式:?short-changed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?short-changing;
中文詞源
short-change 少找錢short,不足的，change,零錢，找錢。
英文詞源
- short-change (v.)
- also shortchange, "to cheat by giving too little change to," 1903, from adjectival expression short-change (with man, trick, etc.), 1901, from short (adj.) + change (n.).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. I use the short-wave radio to get the latest war news.
- 我用短波收音機(jī)收聽最新的戰(zhàn)事新聞。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The letter was short — a simple recitation of their problem.
- 信寫得很短——只是簡(jiǎn)單地說(shuō)了一下他們的問(wèn)題。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. They've come a long way in a short space of time.
- 他們?cè)诤芏痰臅r(shí)間之內(nèi)就大老遠(yuǎn)地趕了過(guò)來(lái)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. There was a net outflow of about ￡50m in short-term capital.
- 短期資金凈流出額大約為5,000萬(wàn)英鎊。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. I'll run over to Short Mountain and check on Mrs Adams.
- 我會(huì)開車去肖特山看看亞當(dāng)斯夫人。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句